Stoke Newington Central (ward)

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Stoke Newington Central
Electoral ward
Country United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region London
County Greater London
London borough Hackney
CreatedMay 2002
AbolishedMay 2014
Named for Stoke Newington
Government
 • Body Hackney London Borough Council
ONS code 00AMGS
GSS code E05000247

Stoke Newington Central is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney. It corresponds roughly to Stoke Newington in London, UK and forms part of the Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency of Diane Abbott MP.

London Borough of Hackney Borough in United Kingdom

The London Borough of Hackney is a London Borough in Inner London, United Kingdom. The historical and administrative heart of Hackney is Mare Street, which lies 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Charing Cross. The borough is named after Hackney, its principal district.

Stoke Newington district in the London borough of Hackney

Stoke Newington is an area occupying the north-west part of the London Borough of Hackney in north-east London, England. It is 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Charing Cross. Stoke Newington Church Street was the site of the original hamlet of Stoke Newington, which in turn gave its name to Stoke Newington the ancient parish.

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The ward returns three councillors to the borough council, with elections every four years. At the previous election on 6 May 2010 Rita Krishna, Susan Fajana-Thomas and Louisa Thompson all Labour Party candidates, were returned. Turnout was 65%; and 5,674 votes were cast. [1]

2010 London local elections

Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 6 May 2010. Polling stations were open between 7am and 10pm.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

In 2001, Stoke Newington Central ward had a total population of 10,143. This compares with the average ward population within the borough of 10,674. [2] At the 2011 Census the population was 12,445. [3]

Ward results

Stoke Newington Central ward election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Susan Fajana-Thomas2,47143.5
Labour Louisa Thomson2,36741.7
Labour Rita Krishna2,36241.6
Green Anna Hughes1,64929.1
Green Matthew Hanley1,64128.9
Green Joe Hulm1,26222.2
Liberal Democrat John Hodgson1,07719.0
Liberal Democrat Carl Nicholas77513.7
Liberal Democrat Simon Scott-Daniels73513.0
Conservative Richie Benson3796.7
Conservative Hannah Devoy3586.3
Conservative Zeynep Karayilan681.2
Majority71312.6
Turnout 5,67465
Labour hold Swing
Stoke Newington Central ward by-election, 2009
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Louisa Thomson116247.8
Green Matthew Hanley78332.2
Liberal Democrat Karelia Scott29712.2
Conservative Patricia Napier1697.0
Direct DemocracyNusret Sen200.8
Majority37915.6
Turnout 2,43130
Labour hold Swing
Stoke Newington Central ward election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour James Carswell1,20745.8
Labour Rita Krishna1,18344.9
Labour Muttalip Unluer91334.6
Green Jenny Lopez76929.2
Green Robert Lindsay70826.9
Green Gordon Hodgson67625.6
Liberal Democrat Victoria Lubbock44817.0
Liberal Democrat Steven Allen41115.6
Liberal Democrat Timothy Nichols37114.1
Conservative Joyce Palmer2399.1
Conservative Lillian Fazzani2238.5
Conservative Comfort Tawiah1766.7
Majority1445.5
Turnout 2,63637
Labour hold Swing
Stoke Newington Central ward election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Rita Krishna1,14047.1
Labour James Carswell1,06744.1
Labour Muttalip Unluer96840.0
Green Mark Douglas57923.9
Green Daniel Bates49219.1
Green Brenda Puech49120.3
Liberal Democrat Ronald Anderson36915.2
Liberal Democrat Wendy Monro32913.6
Liberal Democrat Simon Kemp30512.6
Socialist Alliance Anne McShane1707.0
Conservative Medlin Lewis-Spencer1586.5
Conservative James Spencer1476.1
Christian Peoples Bianca McIntosh692.9
Turnout 2,42035.0
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Council Elections 2010 results - Stoke Newington Central Archived 2010-05-10 at the Wayback Machine (LB Hackney) accessed 11 May 2010
  2. ↑ LB Hackney Borough Profile "1.5 Population density", and table 1.10 "Population by ward, 2001" pp. 20; (LB Hackney, 2006) accessed 6 October 2009
  3. ↑ "Hackney Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 October 2016.

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